We see them at almost every site. It is the most versatile and popular
equipment of our industry. In this edition we will go through its evolution and
have a shallow review about the product.
s soon as you see them, your mind says, “JCB”.
Isn’t it? Actually they are Backhoe Loaders. JCB
is to backhoe what Xerox is to photocopy.
Since early Backhoes were manufactured by
JCB itself the brand name stuck with the
equipment and a majority still calls it JCB.
Backhoe loaders are among the most versatile
types of heavy equipment available today. They
are known by many different names all over the
world; the term digger, backhoe, excavator
backhoe, or retrocargadora all refer to the same
equipment. They are used for a number of
different jobs and are often the only piece of
heavy equipment at a construction site due to
its versatility.
Many references incorrectly say that the first
backhoe was developed by the JCB Company in
1954 or by Case Corporation in 1957, the true
development of the backhoe actually began in
1947 by the inventors that started the Wain-Roy
Corporation of Hubbardston, Massachusetts. In
1947 Wain-Roy Corporation developed and
tested the first actual backhoes. In April of 1948
Wain-Roy Corporation sold the very first all
hydraulic backhoes, mounted to a Ford Model
8N tractor, to the Connecticut Light and Power
Company
for
the
sum
of
$7